Match.



W. M. BURTON.

v 1x11111011 APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11, 1911.

1,019,756. Patented 113112, 1212 P p @M wninnm at. human, or omcae'o,rumors.

Sp mm 9 m m PatentedMar. 12,'191 2..

"1-;I'oalZw7wm1't hmyconcem: -v I I Be it known that 1, WILLIAMM..Bim'ron', I a citizen of the United States, rjesidirg at. Ghicagoy-inthe county of'Cook and ate 5- of Illmoia-have inventedcertain new and Juseful" Improvements'in Matches, of which the following is aspecification.

My-inventaoii relates to improyements in matches, andmore-particularlyconcerns, but

to not exclusively, what may be termed metal der' like wooden ones, andconsequently.

' destructive; fires, and furthermore, the stock and-machinery-for t emanufacturefof such matchesmcupy, muchjless space than these if f o".the'- ordinary ones hav wogfieiifnnisim ilarishank "-ij iOther features'provement --w 1ll be use skilled in this an #5 ,mad epp mit 'from anund r thn. n rthiudetail'b'elow;

order .that a and eoinplete understand? .o'f this'iny'e'ntion maybe hadI have'i'i. named s reams and desirable bodiinentjof plies-mean theaccompany- 'ihg-Ldrawing, a part .of this "specification, andt hichreference's'hould made for a' full -fe'omprehension of the'honstriiction aQQiiQagesof: matches elni" these impre' 'e'nts.

drawing,-'-Figure 1 is a erspec- 'asyss wiew, on-m enlarged scale, 0 oneof these new'matches; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal -"'-.-oentral'section ofthe match on a larger scale} and Fig. .3 is across section through the;shank of the match, on line -3 of i he shank on-body oi the matchconsists of asheet-metal tube or shell of suitable-length and shape anddimensions of cross section, such tube or shell being opened 46 at11-011 one side throughout its entire 3} -:length, the tube inclosin astrand or filler 12 of-vegetable,.anima -or' mineral fiber.

- shown in the drawing, this .strand or jlfibrou'si filler is ofsubstantially the same or tube,-'and the rolls so that it may beimpregnated a combustible material, such, for exam:

' -ple as araflin wax the impregnation bei Ely throughout aportion onlyof digengthpf the fiber, ordinarily not more than- 45. pr e a ap utaumfled retr n-in, 1911. Serial m5. 601,994.

matches, or,- n'ioresex licltl matches with" metal shanks or bodiesbatches: of this. character have the advantage of not smol-i there 19less likelihood of accidentally startgthese." matches consists :indrawing a thin,

of the invention set length begi len' (-h asn the'surroundin orincasing'metaler is made fibrousone third 'of its length at the lieadend of the 1 match, as shown'at 13.,-,As 1s customary, :thejartic le hasan ignitible head 14, which fignites the parafiin or other similar imp5o nating' material 13, the head being ignite I :as is'customary,:bfrictionon any suitable surfaee' The pre erred construct-ion of theifiber filler. or cord consists of jute, hemp or aflarmaterial, and anend portion of. the 5 Isanie is impregnated or'charged with paraffin waxcontammg'about ten er cent. of a ia'high' fire-testburning oil-ma e frome- :troleum, such, for-example, as the so-cal ed mineral seal oilasoldfor railway use. a 7o One desirabl e method of manufacturing.

narrow-Tswan strip of suitable metal, to

i 'ether-lwith' a strand or'co'rd of suitable her, througha' diein sucha manner that 'the metal is folded or rolled over into substantiallycylindrical form whichincases the fiber "and inclose's it ovenits entirelength.

"The; adjacent longitudinal edges of; the "metal, howevenxare notbrouglhtdirectly toso gether, -but are separated slig tly to providethe"slot-11,'-the function of which .is described hereinafter. As themetal and the associated fiber'filler are formed into the folded elementof'continuous length, it is 35 'cut into sections pisuitable 1e hs-forthe shanks of atchs Itis desira 1e to have the fiber inc deed in thewhole length of the metal, since.- the fiber absorbs a portion of theheat and prevents a portion thereof so i from bein transmitted tothe ersof the personho ding the match when 1t is being burned. After theseshanks have been made in this manner, one end of each is diplped v ted96 for a'suitable l e h of timein the m parafiin wax, so t at the fillerbecomes im 4 pregnated for the proper length, ordinarily not over onethirdthetotallength of 'the match, and then the-match issupplied. in anyapproved manner with an ig ii of suitable .character. It has been statedthat the fiber is im regnated' with the combustible par'afiin or a--distance not exceeding one third of its 4 'nning at the head. of thematch, and it should be noted that "if the fiber is impregnated orcharged with the'combustible wax or paraflin throughout. its entirelength, the material melts ahead of the flame andruns out, following thematch 11o stem or shank to the fingers of the person holding it, soilingthe fingers, with the posle head sibility of burning them before the waxis consumed. Consequently, a limited quantit only of araflin is used buta match of this kind wil burn longer than an ordinary wooden matclntliewax only, aside from the head, bein consumed, the filler or fibrousstrand licin unburned. The slot aloof; the side of tie match stem isordinari y quite narrow, being not more than a sixty-fourth of an inch,and by means of this surrounding shell-or tube the fiber is protectedfrom the air so that it cannot. mm, the wax being distilled by the raitof the flame into gas, which passes out through the slot and burns as itreaches the an.

- Matches with Ion itudiually folded metal shanks have hereto ore beenproposed, and the presentinvention is an improvement on that style ofmatch, because it is dillieultto rovide a match of this kind with anignitile head which of itself will burn sutiicicntlv long for ordinarypurposes. Therefore combine with the head a suitable quantity ofcombustible material within the metal shank, and which the head sets onfire after ignitiom I believe that I am the first person to provide amatch having a non-combustible shell or casin containing within it acombustible materia i itible by the match head.

Vl/hile have herein described only the preferred embodiment of theinvention, I wish to have it understood that it is susceptible of avariet of embodiments, and that many minor 0 anges, both of a mechauicaland chemical nature, may be made inthe match herein described withoutdcparture from the substance and essence of: the invention and withoutthe sacrifice of any substantial benefits and advantages.

I claim: l

1. In a match, the combination of an ig-v nitible head, and a shankcomposed of a non-combustible outer 'shell open on a side at least foraportion of its len th and a combustible material in said shell,substantially as described.

2. In a match, the combination of: an i nitible head, and a shankcomposed of a sell stantially-non-combustible metal outer shell open ona side at least for a portion of it's Ien th and a combustible materialin said she I, substantially as described.

3. In a match, the combination of an ignitihle head, and a shankcomposed of a sub-- sinntially-non-cqmlinstilxlwmetal outer shell openon a side anrl a corolmstihle material in said shell, snl'islantially asdescribed.

4. in a match. the oint/nation of an igiiillbie bond, and a shank havinga noncombustible inner shell open on a side at least for a por ion olits lo ngtb and a fibrous lillm' in said shell impregnated with acoatbnstible material, substantially as drmcribed.

5. in a match, the combination of an ignilible l'llrlHl, and a shankhaving a. substantially -non combustible metal outer shell open on asable at least for a portion of its length and incl sing a fibrousmaterial impregnated with a combustible material, substantially as(lesoribed.

b. In a match, the combination of an i nitible head, and a shankcomposed of a sullslantially-non-cmnbnstible metal shell open on a sideand c ntaining a fibrous material impregnated with a wtonilmstiblematerial, substantially as described.

T. .ln a llll'tlt'll. the combination of an ignilible head, and:"llrll'ili composed of a substantiallymon-vonibbslible nmlal shell openits entire length on one side and containing a fibrous lilbu: li-xlomhnlsub tantially the full length of the shell, said lillca' being impregnal-ed oitb a comhnstil'ile material for a portion only of itslength, substantially as described.

in a match, the combination of an ignitible bead. and a shank composedof a non-comlmslilile shell open on a side at least for a portion of itslength and inelosing a fibrous: tiller impregnated with peratliu,substantially'as (ltS'Hllltld.

S). -ln a match, the combination of an igmtible bead, and a shankconn'msed of a sub stantially-iion-rombnslible metal shell open on aside and int-losing a librous tiller impreg'natcci with. paralliu,substantially as described.

10. In a unit-eh, the. combination oi an ignilible head, and a shankcomposed of a sul stumiallyawn-combustible metal shell open on a sideand ineloeinn a librous filler of substantially the. same length as theshtfll and impre rmmvl u'itb parallin for a portion only of its length,substantially as described.

Wll jLI'AM M. BU RT ON W itnesscs H. 1ft. imns'rx, An I). 150111.

